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June 28, 2011
Future Lady Panthers fare well at University of Montana camp
The University of Montana basketball camp was a great experience for the Future Lady Panthers and coach Jason Blankenship.
The University of Montana basketball camp was a great experience for the Future Lady Panthers and coach Jason Blankenship.
Kayla Yraceburu missed her Camas High School graduation ceremony for a good reason. On the day her friends and classmates received their diplomas, she was skimming the surface of the water with the best in the nation at the U.S. Rowing Junior Nationals June 10 to 12, on Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The former Papermaker finished third in the "B" consolation final of the women's youth single, with a time of 8 minutes, 52.48 seconds. This made her the ninth fastest individual rower in the nation in her event.
Wherever the soccer ball is bouncing, that's where Heather Deuhlen is going. Coaches from the Vancouver United Soccer Alliance watched the 14-year-old Heartbreaker from Washougal wreaking havoc on their game plans. They also noticed that she is one of the first players to congratulate them after a hard fought match. Teamwork, sportsmanship and a love for the game are traits coaches never forget. When it came time for them to vote for the VUSA Select Soccer Player of the Year, they chose Deuhlen.
They have traveled 3,335 miles through 13 states in 13 days. The itinerary reads like a sports fan's dream come true. On Monday, Casey Johnson of Washougal and Michael Walsh of Vancouver were in Pittsburgh taking a tour of PNC Park before watching the Pirates play baseball. "PNC Park is pretty much where this whole thing started. We really wanted to get to this ballpark," Walsh said. "When we got our first look at the Major League Baseball schedule, it was very favorable for us. We are able to get to 12 games in 12 different ballparks in three weeks."
When the new Camas High School opened its doors in 2003, most of the equipment inside the school's smaller weight room had aged by more than 30 years. In the week after spring break, a new weight room and fitness center opened to the campus with great fanfare. The renovated rooms are home to approximately 600 students during the school day, and are used by athletes before and after school for weight training and summer conditioning. "With the weight room and fitness center next to each other, we have a total of about 5,000 square feet," said head football coach and fitness instructor Jon Eagle. "It's really great for the kids, when you think about how we had to do things before."
Stepping into a caged octagon is the newest sensation for the 6-foot-4, 240-pound Chris de la Rocha of Washougal, but family always comes first. The 32-year-old mixed martial artist works as a correctional officer and a defensive tactics instructor for Larch Corrections Center, and is a member of the regional Special Emergency Response Team. De la Rocha is happily married to Sheila, his wife of 10 years. He is also a father of two daughters, Kiersten and Carissa, and a newborn son named Quinn.
A love for gymnastics took Camas High School graduates Amy Siebenthaler and Amanda Bolton all the way to Florida. Bolton and Siebenthaler competed in the 2011 National High School Gymnastics Senior Showcase, May 20 and 21, in the Estero Community Center at the DiamondHead Beach Resort in Fort Myers, Fla. They represented Team Washington with Dakota McMillan, of Union High School in Camas, Jordan Hess, from Columbia River High School in Vancouver, and nine other girls from Tacoma and Seattle.
Bolivia is home for Nico Lema Severich, but Washougal will always hold a special place in his heart. By playing on the Washougal High School tennis and soccer teams, the 17-year-old foreign exchange student feels he has become a Panther for life. On May 29, Lema Severich earned third place in the single's bracket of the state tennis tournament in Seattle. He also helped the Panther soccer team win a home playoff game, on May 10.
The sun was shining, the fish were biting and the kids were smiling. A total of 21 special needs students from Liberty Middle School caught their limit of five fish Friday, during the 2011 Camas Moose Lodge fishing derby at Lacamas Lake.
CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL Boys soccer Defensive Player of the Year: Zach Anderson, goalkeeper.